Flights St. Thomas → Miami
STT → MIA
How long is the flight from St. Thomas to Miami?
The flight from St. Thomas (STT) to Miami (MIA) takes about 2h 39m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from St. Thomas to Miami operates with a Boeing 757 and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with flights typically experiencing delays averaging 12.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 317 total flights, serving one of the world's busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 50,684,396 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The St. Thomas (STT) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways. Across 624 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from St. Thomas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from St. Thomas (STT) to Miami (MIA) heads north-west for about 1,781 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 39m.
Departures from St. Thomas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of STT-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing St. Thomas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 624 tracked STT-MIA flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about STT-MIA
The flight from St. Thomas (STT) to Miami (MIA) takes about 2h 39m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the St. Thomas (STT) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 624 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on St. Thomas-Miami is 0.48% across 624 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
